July 2018
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Juventus wasn’t a huge surprise to his numerous fans after a trophy-laden adventure with Manchester United and Real Madrid, yet, some jaw-breaking findings from his medical at the Italian club perfectly highlight the truth about “blessings and curses.” Regarded as one of the best footballers of all time, Ronaldo has won…
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Neymar was omitted among a 10-man list for the 2018 FIFA Best Footballer Award and his absence, though a huge surprise to many adoring fans, has been overshadowed by new additions to the big names. Portugal international footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and his Argentine rival Lionel Messi are largely familiar names on the list, including Kylian…
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A house is threatened by a huge blaze during a wildfire in Kineta, near Athens, Greece, on July 23, 2018 (Valerie Gache / AFP / Getty) A house burns during a wildfire in Kineta on July 23, 2018 Flames rise as a wildfire burns in the town of Rafina, near Athens, on July 23,…
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Greece continues to deal with the devastating wildfires in east and west Attica that killed 80 people and left 187 injured. Image shows people watching a wildfire in the town of Rafina on July 23, 2018 Greece observed a period of mourning Wednesday as crews continued checking cars and homes burned in fast-moving fires that have…
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Describe your educational goals and those academic and/or professional achievements which have contributed most to your development: Given my background as an undergraduate student of Mathematics & Economics at the University of California, San Diego, and some practical experience garnered from the Chinese banking sector, I am fully aware of the challenges facing modern…
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To propagate practical know-how and empiricism, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a financial derivatives specialist, argued that the environment in financial economics reminds one of medieval medicine which rejected the observations and experiences of the plebeian barbers and surgeons thus killing more patients than it saved. Taleb added that financial economics poses a great danger to…
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Image taken by Douglas Parker shows a A Ghanaian soldier greeting his U.S. counterpart from the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, during a field training exercise for the United Accord exercise at the Bundase Training Camp in Ghana, July 16, 2018 (Source: U.S. DoD) Brig. Gen. Eugene J. LeBoeuf of the United States has described…
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Growing up in Gilroy, California, Jacqueline Jauregui had everything a girl could wish for – money, designer clothes and so much more – but shortly after high school graduation, a man she called “father” took everything from her and kicked her to the streets. Image: Jacqueline Jauregui (Source: U.S. Department of Defense) Now an Air Force…
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A suicide bomber carried out an attack near the Kabul airport Sunday, killing 14 people and narrowly missing Afghanistan’s vice president, who was returning home after living in Turkey for over a year, security officials said. According to a report from the Associated Press, the blast occurred near Kabul International Airport shortly after the convoy of the…
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It has been a huge consolation for Africans, knowing that some France international footballers who played major roles in the team’s successful World Cup campaign were of African descent, after all. Image: Trevor Noah However, South Africa’s Trevor Noah took the fall when he claimed on the Daily Show that credit for France’s victory…
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Corruption is the single greatest obstacle preventing Nigeria from achieving its enormous potential. It drains billions of dollars a year from the country’s economy, stymies development, and weakens the social contract between the government and its people. Nigerians view their country as one of the world’s most corrupt and struggle daily to cope with…
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Mr. Zhou Yuxiao, the Chinese ambassador for Affairs of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, has advised African politicians to shun “unaccommodating politics” and understand that playing politics with bitterness instead of building consensus among various interest groups is a waste of valuable time. The Chinese diplomat urged African leaders to focus on initiating and implementing…
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In a prolonged court trial for 6 men alleged to have participated in an international child pornography production ring, Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the U.S. Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider of the Eastern District of Michigan, and Special Agent-in-Charge Timothy R. Slater of the FBI, Detroit Division on Thursday…
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Financing is the life wire of any organization. The success or failure and effectiveness or ineffectiveness of local government depends on the financial resources available with individual local authorities and the way these resources are utilized. The problem of inadequacy of funding continues to remain quite high among factors most frequently identified as militating against…
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Forget about the past, you can’t change it. Forget about the future, you can’t predict it. Forget about the present, I didn’t get you one. Did you hear about the love affair between sugar and cream? It was icing on the cake. Age is a relative thing. All my relatives keep reminding me…
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